Videos show tempers flaring, curses flying as Nummi nears shut down

Like a slow motion train wreck, the biggest economic shock to hit the Bay Area is approaching the point of impact as New United Motor Manufacturing prepares to shut down March 31, putting more than 4,700 United Auto Workers out of jobs and setting off a ripple effect of layoffs among supply firms.

A brief Chronicle story about a raucous union meeting on Sunday to deal with issues around the shutdown made reference to a video of a shouting and cursing match between union leaders and voices from the rank-and-file.

Publicly accessible clips could not be located by press time but a reader today e-mailed links to video clips that show two different views of a swearing incident by UAW leader Javier Contreras that provoked such an uproar that Fremont Police were called over to the union hall.